Splice for joinery.



W. URAINE.

SPLICE FOR JOINERY. APPLICATION FILED D1302, 1913.

L1L76 Patented June 30,1914.

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TED STATES rA-n'r WILLIAM. CRAINJE, 0F BROOKFIELD', NEW YORK.

SPLICE FOB- J'OINERY.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filedDecember 2, 1913. Serial No. 80%,247.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, WILLIAM CBAINE, a citizen of the United Statesf,'resi ing at Brookfield, in the county of Madison and 5 State of NewYork, have invented a new and useful Splice for Joinery, of which thefollowing is a specification.

The present invention appertains generally to oinery, and'relates moreparticulo larlyto a novel and improved manner of splicing the meetinends of flooring or sheathing boards, si ing, clap boards, silo and tankstaves, and the like.

It is the object of the present invention to splice for locking theadjoining ends of boards and other timbers together, whereby the outerside of the joint will be susceptible of wear and tear and to otherconditions,

or without the liability of the inter-fitting mortises and tenons beingchipped or broken.

It is also within the spirit of the present invention to rovide a splicejoint for d the like, which will be comparasubstantial and practical inI as well as eflicient in its use, the boards being readil andinexpensively formed with the inter 'tting parts, wherethe ends of theboards may be spliced conveniently.

With the foregoing eneral objects outlined, and'with other ob ects inview, whic will be apparent as the nature of the inventivelysimple,construction,

tion 1S better understood, he present invention resides in thecombination and arrangement of arts and in the details of constructionhereinafter and claimed, it bein understood that changes in the preciseem odiment of the invention herein disclosed can be made within thescope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit of theinvention.

The invention has been illustrated in its preferred embodiments in theaccompanyingf drawing, wherein igure 1 1s a plan View of the adjoiningends of two flooring or sheathingboards, spliced together in accordancewith the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation thereof. Fig. 3 is a bottom View of the saidparts, slightly drawn apart or separated. Fig. 4 is a side elevation ofa modified form of. splice for upright or vertical siding silo and tankstaves. Fig. 5

barns and the like.

without materially efiect 'gered relation,

is a face view of a pair of clap boards spliced together according tothe present invention." ig. 6 is a back or inside view 0 the .clapboards, slightly separated. Fig. 7 is a sectional detail taken on theline 77 of Fig. 5.

Referring specifically to Figs. 1, 2 and 3,

the numerals 1. and 2 designate the meeting ends of two flooring boards,although the parts 1 and 2 may be taken as typical, so as to representthe upright siding boards for As illustrated, the-flooring boards 1 and2 are provided with the respective tongues 3 and 4: along one edge, andare provided with the respective grooves 5 and 6 along their other edge,whereby the boards may interfit with adjoining parallel boards, as iscommon.

In carrying out the present invention, the end of the board 1 isprovided with a series of alternate mortises 7, and tenons 8, while theend of the board 2 is provided with alternate mortises 9 and tenons 10,the mortises and tenons of the two boards being in stagand beingarranged to interfit with each other.

The meeting ends of the boards 1 and 2 are provided with transverseabutting shoulders 11 and 12, respectively, between their side edges andalong their outer sides or faces, and the mortises and tenons aredisposed between 12, and the inner sides or backs of the boards 1 and 2.The end walls of the mortises and tenons 7 and 8, respectively, of theboard 1, are beveled in opposite directions, as indicated at 13 and 14,respectively, while the mortises 9 and tenons 10 of the board 2, aresimilarly beveled, as at 15 and 16 re spectively. The beveled ends ofthe mortises and tenons of each board extend from the respectiveshoulder or transverse line 11 or 12, along the outer side of the board,to the back or inner side of the board, whereby the interfittin'gmortises and tenons of the two boards are located between theshouldersll and 12, and the inner Sid? or back of the boards. In thismanner, tae superficial portion of the boards will provide thick wearingportions, underneath or behind which the splice is disposed.

The ends of the boards are so cut, that the end of the tongue 4 of theboard 2 projects to form a tenon 1'1 overlapping the respective tenon 8of the board 1, the ends of the portion 12, in

' alternate beveled mortises 7 tongues 3 and 4:, end walls 13 and 16 ofthe mortises 7 and tenons 10, respectively.

It is evident that the mortises and tenons of the boards may be readilyformed by the proper tools, as well as the shoulders 11 and 12, wherebythe meeting ends of the boards may be conveniently and readily splicedtogether. The flooring boards may be conveniently laid, the interfittingmortises and tenons being disposed innermost, with the facial portionsor the boards exposed, so that only the edges of the shoulders 11 and 12are visible, tions of the boards being devoid of the interfitting spliceportions, will be capable of withstanding considerable wear and tear,without the liability of exposing the splice proper, it being noted thatthere will be no occasion for the tenons being chipped off or brokenafter the flooring {has been laid. This form of s lice joint may notonlybe employed for flboring boards, but may be employed for many otherpurposes as will be apparent to the joiner.

In Fig. 4, a slight modification has been illustrated, whereby thesplice will be particularly adapted for upright siding boards for barnsand the like. This figure illustrates the upright boards 1 and 2 havingthe abptting shoulders 11' and 12' similar to the corresponding partswith the exception that the shoulders 11 and 12 are beveled similar tothe beveled walls 13 and 16' of the respective interfitting mortises andtenons of the boards. Thus, there is provided a lip portion 11overlapping the shoulder 12 whereby the portion 11 will shed water overthe shoulder order to reduce the tendenc for thewater to creep into andthrough the splice, as might be occasioned by the shoulders 11 and 12above described. This form of joint is also desirable for upright siloand tank staves. v

In the variation illustrated in Figs. 5, 6 and 7, a pair of clap boards1" and 2" delineated, the clap board 1 having the and tenons 8 along itsend, and the clap board 2 having the alternate beveled mortises 9 andtenons 10 along its end. The mortises and tenons of the clap boards arein staggered relation,

and are arranged to interfit snu 1y at the back or inner sideof the clapoards, it being observed that the beveled portions of or exposed. Thefacial porabove described,

are

being beveled similar to the l the mortises and tenons of each clapboard extend away' from afline disposed transouter side thereof. closed,in order that Will be provided.

From the foregoing, taken in connection with the drawing, the severaladvantages and capabilities of the present invention will be obvious tothe artisan without further comment, it being noted that the objectsaimed at, havebeen carried. outsatisfactorily.

. Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is l. Apair of boards meeting endwise, and each having a series of alternatemortises and tenons along its end, the mortises and tenons of the twoboards being-in staggered relation and inter-fitting, and the end wallsof the mortises and tenons of each board being beveled in oppositedirections from a transverse line along the outer side of the board tothe inner side thereof.

2'. A pair of boards meetingendwise, and having transverseabuttingshoulders extending between their side edges along their outersides, each board having a series of alternate mortises and tenons alongits end, and betweenthe respective aforesaid shoulder and the inner sideof the mortises andtenons of the two boards being in staggered relationand interfitting between the said shoulders and the inner sides of theboards. 7 I

3. A pair of boards meeting endwise, and having transverse abuttingshoulders between their side edges sides, each board havin a series ofalternate mortises and tenons a ong its end and between the respectiveaforesaid shoulder and the inner side of the board, the mortises andtenons of the two boards being in staggered relation and interfitting,and the end walls of the mortises and tenons of each board being beveledin opposite directions from the respective aforesaid shoulder to theinner side of the board.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto aflixedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM oRA-INE;

Thus, the s lice is ina neat and e cient joint Witnesses?- CLARENCE V.Br ana, JOHN L. STIILMEAN.

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